The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat

A Handbook with Tests

Edited by Ian Q. Whishaw and Bryan Kolb

The first comprehensive description of the behaviour of the laboratory rat

An extensive source of behavioural methods for study of the behaviour of the laboratory rat

The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat

A Handbook with Tests

Edited by Ian Q. Whishaw and Bryan Kolb

Description

More is known about the behavior, anatomy, and molecular biology of the laboratory rat than any other animal species. Although its natural history and psychological functions have been described previously in books, this is the first comprehensive description of its behavior. Both seasoned and beginning investigators will be amazed at the range and complexity of the species as described in the 43 chapters of this volume. The behavioral descriptions are closely tied to the laboratory methods from which they were derived, thus allowing investigators to correlate the behavior and methods and exploit them in their own research. This book will serve as an indispensable resource for neuroscientists, psychologists, pharmacologists, geneticists, molecular biologists, zoologists, and their students and trainees.

The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat

A Handbook with Tests

Edited by Ian Q. Whishaw and Bryan Kolb

Author Information

Edited by Ian Q. Whishaw and Bryan Kolb, both Professors of Psychology and Neuroscience at Canadian Center for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Canada

The Behavior of the Laboratory Rat

A Handbook with Tests

Edited by Ian Q. Whishaw and Bryan Kolb

Reviews and Awards

". . . an extraordinarily diverse array of information is presented . . .This is a first-rate reference book, and neuroscience laboratories would be well-advised to have a copy." - John P Aggleton in Nature Neuroscience